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Journalism I
English 105
HOW TO FIND:
Books |
Articles | Web
Sites
FINDING BOOKS
Using Catalogs to locate books:
1.) Ariadne
- Search by Keyword
- Find and Use Subject Headings
- Browse the shelves by Call
Number
3.)
WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
See the English Research
Guide on Finding Books.
What's in the Reference Collection
Background Sources
- American magazine journalists, 1850-1900 (Ref.
PS221 .D45 v.79)
- American magazine journalists, 1900-1960, First series
(Ref. PS 221 .D45 v.91)
- Biographical dictionary of American journalism
(Ref. PN 4871 .B56 1989)
- Complete reporter : fundamentals of news gathering,
writing and editing, complete with exercises
(Ref. PN4781 .H34 1977)
- Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media
(Ref. Z 6951 .A97 2000 v.1-5)
- International Encyclopedia of Communications
(Ref. P87.5 .I5 1989 v.1-4)
- NTC's mass media dictionary (Ref. P 87.5 .E45
1990)
- Reporter's handbook : an investigator's guide to
documents and techniques (Ref. PN 4781 .U56 1983)
- Webster's New World dictionary of media and communications
(Ref. P 87.5 .W45 1996)
General:
- Datapedia of the United States, 1790-2005 : America
year by year (Ref. HA 202 .K87 2001)
- Encyclopedia Americana (Ref. AE 5 .E333)
- Encyclopædia Britannica (Ref. A E5 .E192)
- Facts on File (Ref. D 410 .F3)
- Information please almanac (Ref. A Y64 .I55)
- World almanac and book of facts (Ref. A Y67 .W893)
Remember that there are reference books on most topics you will want to research!
PERIODICALS
Types of Periodicals
Periodicals are publications that are issued "periodically"
- that is, at regular time intervals, such as weekly, monthly,
or quarterly. They can be magazines, journals, or newspapers.
Periodicals can be divided into two broad categories: scholarly
journals, and news or popular magazines. These two types
of publications serve different purposes and different audiences.
Scholarly Journals (Psychology of Women Quarterly)
- Authors are scholars or researchers in their fields.
- Authors cite their sources in footnotes, endnotes, and
bibliographies.
- Individual issues have little or no advertising.
- Articles must go through a peer-review process.
- Articles usually report original scholarly research.
- Most illustrations are charts, figures, or graphs.
- Authors use the specialized language or jargon of the
discipline.
Popular Magazines (Psychology Today)
FINDING NEWSPAPER AND JOURNAL ARTICLES
Off-Campus
Access to Licensed Resources.
Print and online indexes will lead
you to article citations that include author, article title,
journal title, volume number, publication date, and page number
information about the article. Citations do not include
the entire article. You must locate the journal or newspaper
once you have a citation.
Use the indexes below, or see the English
Research Guide: Using Indexes and Databases to help select
an index.
Newspaper Indexes
Newspapers - Infotrac Newsstand < about>
InfoTrac Newsstand provides access to more than 1,000 major U.S. regional, national and local newspapers as well as leading titles from around the world.
New York Times (1985 to present) < about>
Covers the full text of The New York Times from 1985-present.
NewsBank < about >
Full text coverage of the Detroit News (1999-present) and The Grand Rapids Press (2002-present).
PressDisplay < about >
Sixty day backfile of 400+ newspapers from around the world.
Kalamazoo
Gazette Index Online Index
Available through the Kalamazoo
Public Library.
Click on "Search," then click on "Gazette and
Local History" on the left.
Coverage: 1972 - present (often a few months behind).
Kalamazoo Gazette Index Print Index
Reference, first floor, Microfilm area, Z6953 .K2
Library has 1972-86, 1989-1997 in print, 1986-1988 on microfilm.
Kalamazoo Gazette
Covers 10/1/2005 to present through Campus Research: News & Law.
Where is the Kalamazoo Gazette in the Kalamazoo College
Library?
The Kalamazoo Gazette [In Print]
Newspapers / Second Floor
Library has: Current until microfilm arrives.
The Kalamazoo Gazette [Microform]
Reference, microfilm area, first floor
Library has: 1978-
See Finding
Newspapers for a list Kalamazoo College's newspaper indexes,
full-text newspaper databases, and newspaper holdings.
Journal Indexes
Humanities
Abstracts <
about
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PAIS
International (Public Affiairs Information Service)
< about
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Readers' Guide Abstracts (1983-present) < about >
Social Sciences Abstracts < about >
Do you have access to a journal?
1.) Ariadne (print)
- Title search on Title of the Journal to locate print journal
2.) Online Journals at K
- Title search on Title of the Journal to locate article in a Full Text Database
3.) WestCat - Western Michigan's catalog
FULL-TEXT RESOURCES
Full text online resources include
citation information as well as the article itself.
General Reference Center Gold <
about
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Proquest Research
Library <
about
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OmniFile <
about
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Westlaw Campus Research: News & Business < about >
Don't forget to use bibliographies
contained in reference books, annotated bibliographies, circulating
books, and journal articles!
WEBSITES
See the English Research
Guide: Websites
See Finding Web Sites for
Search Engines and Search Tools
Use these points to evaluate the credibility of Websites:
1. Accuracy
How reliable is the information? Are there editors and
fact checkers?
2. Authority
What are the author's qualifications? Is the publisher
reputable?
3. Objectivity
Is the author trying to sway opinion? Is the information
free from bias?
4. Currency
Is the publication date indicated? Is the source up
to date?
5. Coverage
Does the site cover the topic comprehensively, or are
there information gaps?
Sites that provide guidance on evaluating Websites:
Useful Websites
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